Rn Jobs in San Jose, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
• Two years of registered nursing experience.
• Demonstrate required competencies, including regularly serving as a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing students.
• Possess interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
• Motivation and drive for continuous self-development.
• Ability to interact cooperatively with the healthcare team and contribute to shared goals.
• Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills to deliver patient care efficiently and make effective use of resources.
• Ability to respond flexibly to changes in work volume, staffing, and scheduling.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and work assignments.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of heavy/hard work, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
• Visual acuity and hearing within normal range.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize patient diagnoses, problems, issues, and shared goals to meet the needs of patients and the healthcare team.
• Serve as a resource for patient and family learning needs.
• Coordinate with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.
• Work as an independent team member to provide safe, quality care.
• Mentor colleagues in developing clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment.
• Participate in developing and continuously improving systems that support patient-care planning.
• Lead interprofessional teams in effective collaboration and consultation.
• Design innovations to improve outcomes.
• Assist other nurses in developing research skills.
• Participate in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered healthcare.
• Participate in developing, implementing, reviewing, and following policies that promote patient health and safety.
• Advocate for healthcare consumers’ rights to inform decision-making and self-determination.
• Demonstrate leadership within the community and healthcare arena.
• Engage healthcare consumers and interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.
• Integrate knowledge of global and environmental factors into the assessment process.
• Identify resources and actions to address cultural situations appropriately.
• Recognize personal bias.
• Share educational findings and experiences with colleagues.
• Pursue higher education or training as part of lifelong learning.
• Identify appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advance ethical nursing practice.
• Regularly serve as a charge nurse and/or precept new staff or nursing students.
• Complete annual specialty-accreditation education where required by the facility.
• Use lift equipment or other patient-handling aids for transfers, lifts, and repositioning as indicated by the patient profile and appropriate algorithms.